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Communication Studies
Volume 62(3), 2011
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CONTENTS
 
Frisby, Brandi N., Byrnes, Kerry, Mansson, Daniel H., Booth-Butterfield, Melanie, and Birmingham, Meagan K. Topic avoidance, everyday talk, and stress in romantic military and non-military couples. 241-257
 
  Relationships are increasingly impacted by military involvement, necessitating a deeper understanding of communication within these couples 
 
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military and armed conflict
marriage and intimacy
interpersonal
stress
 
 
Mikkelson, Alan C., Myers, Scott A., and Hannawa, Annegret F. The differential use of relational maintenance behaviors in adult sibling relationships. 258-271
 
  Extending the research conducted to date on adult siblings' use of relational maintenance behaviors, the purpose of this dual study was to examine whether genetically related siblings (i.e., siblings who are identical twins, fraternal twins, full siblings, or half siblings) used relational maintenance behaviors (i.e., positivity, assurances, openness, networks, and tasks) at a higher rate than nongenetically related siblings (i.e., siblings who are stepsiblings or adopted siblings) 
 
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interpersonal
family
social structure
biology
 
 
Schrodt, Paul, Miller, Aimee E., and Braithwaite, Dawn O. Ex-spouses' relational satisfaction as a function of coparental communication in stepfamilies. 272-290
 
  This study tested a series of actor-partner interdependence models of coparental communication and relational satisfaction among ex-spouses living in stepfamilies 
 
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interpersonal
family
marriage and intimacy
 
 
Reznik, Rachel M., and Roloff, Michael E. Getting off to a bad start: The relationship between communication during initial episode of a serial argument and argument frequency. 291-306
 
  This study explores the relationships between features of an initial serial argumentative episode and the number of subsequent episodes 
 
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emotion
interpersonal
conflict
 
 
Cowan, Renee L. "Yes, we have an anti-bullying policy, but...": HR professionals' understandings and experiences with workplace bullying policy. 307-327
 
  Although human resource (HR) professionals have extensive involvement in workplace bullying situations, research is not reflective of their perspective 
 
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organizational
 
 
Samp, Jennifer A., and Monahan, Jennifer L. Communication about a relational problem while (not) intoxicated: Influences on goal judgments and message features. 328-348
 
  This project considered the influence of alcohol on goal pursuit and message production during difficult relational discussions 
 
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cognition
drugs
interpersonal
marriage and intimacy